Ava and Mya Carlson playing in the family's kitchen while making Christmas gingerbread houses on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 in Loveland. (Photo by Trevor L. Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Joe Carlson helps his two year old daughter get a mass of sugar out of her mouth while making Christmas gingerbread houses on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 in Loveland. (Photo by Trevor L. Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

The Carlson's Christmas stockings hung above the fireplace in their home on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 in Loveland. (Photo by Trevor L. Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

From Left, Joe, Ava, Eli, Ronda, Rebeccah and Hannah playing in their backyard on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 in Loveland. (Photo by Trevor L. Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Joe, Landon, Rebeccah, Hannah, Ava, Eli and Ronda Carlson working off some of the sugar they ate while making Christmas gingerbread houses on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 in Loveland. (Photo by Trevor L. Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

From left, Eli, Mya, Rebeccah, Landon, Ava, Ronda, Hannah and Joe Carlson pose for a portrait on a tractor in their back yard on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 in Loveland. (Photo by Trevor L. Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)